Like cheques, cash will probably die gradually, then suddenly. By the time it does, there will be few users left who care, writes Peter Martin.

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I’ve actually gone back to using cash when most merchants are Charing a 1.5% card fee. Fuck that shit.

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Cash could be almost gone in Australia in a decade

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